Chapter III
MACKESY. I go twenty better. DONE. Bloated Croesus of the Bar! I say fifty.
The Story of the Gadsbys
Chapter III
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MACKESY.
I
go
twenty
better.
DONE.
Bloated
Croesus
of
the
Bar!
I
say
fifty.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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MACKESY.
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I
go
twenty
better.
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DONE.
/done/
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Bloated
Croesus
of
the
Bar!
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I
say
fifty.
Learner Dictionary
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DONE
noun
US /done/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “DONE.”
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Bar
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From this reading Bloated Croesus of the Bar!
better
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From this reading I go twenty better.
Bloated
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From this reading Bloated Croesus of the Bar!
Croesus
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From this reading Bloated Croesus of the Bar!
DONEnounUS /done/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading DONE.
fifty
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From this reading I say fifty.
go
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From this reading I go twenty better.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I go twenty better.
MACKESY
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From this reading MACKESY.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Bloated Croesus of the Bar!
say
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From this reading I say fifty.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Bloated Croesus of the Bar!
twenty
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From this reading I go twenty better.